How to make orange jelly
How to Can Orange Jelly I wanted to try some new jelly recipes this summer. I’ve always wanted to try making homemade orange jelly, and I wasn’t disappointed with this recipe for making mandarin orange jelly. It actually tastes like orange marmalade, without all of the extra texture. It’s really good! It’s now one…
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growing vegetables from seed
I decided to get a head start on the growing season this year and started a bunch of my vegetables indoors by seed. It’s really exciting to see all the little vegetables poking their way up out of the soil. But there definitely are best vegetables to start indoors, and some vegetables that just don’t…
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irish soda bread
Traditional Irish Soda Bread History Is Irish soda bread really Irish? Yes, it is! And it’s not just for St. Patrick’s Day. Along with shepherd’s pie, Irish soda bread ranks right up there with many other favorite Irish recipes. While you might think that the recipe for traditional Irish soda bread has been around for…
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Tips for making your own backyard composter from a galvanized metal garbage can.
If you live in the city and have a small backyard garden, you can still have a compost pile. There are a lot of different containers you can purchase to store your compost in, but I found this great idea for making your own DIY backyard composter from a metal garbage can. I saw…
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Canning pepper onion relish. This pepper onion relish is made from a combination of green and red bell peppers and onions. It is slightly sweet and would taste great on a sausage or hot dog.
Have you ever heard of pepper onion relish? I thought it was worth a try. I never realized that there are so many different kinds of relish. Way back when people grew gardens and canned out of necessity, there were many recipes for different kinds of relishes you can make from a variety of garden…
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